Andrew Strauss, Kevin Pietersen, and Paul Collingwood all came close, but failed to cross over the hundred-run threshold as England's tour match against West Indies-A ended in a draw on Saturday.

Left-hander Strauss was dismissed for 97, Pietersen made 90, and Collingwood gathered 82, as England were bowled out for 414, replying to the A-Team's first innings total of 574 for eight declared on the third and final day of the match at Warner Park.

West Indies-A had reached 16 without loss in their second innings when the match was wrapped up about an hour before the scheduled close with no outright result possible.

The docile pitch and relatively inexperienced attack offered England's batsmen a chance for a meaningful warm-up prior to the first Test against West Indies, starting at Sabina Park on Wednesday.

Strauss, Pietersen, and Collingwood all made the most of the opportunity, but they all failed to cross the final hurdle, as the A-Team bowlers stuck to their task.

Fast bowler Kevin McClean was the pick of the A-Team bowlers with three wickets for 56 runs in 14.5 overs, and leg-spinner Gavin Wallace finished with three for 149 from 24 overs.

Off-spinner Amit Jaggernauth, who has been chosen in the West Indies 14-member squad for the first Test, claimed two for 100 from 27 overs.

England continued from 134 for two, and benefitted from a 132-run stand for the third wicket between Strauss and Pietersen.

Strauss hit 16 fours and one six from 135 balls in 3-1/4 hours before Wallace bowled him, and Pietersen struck 17 fours from 82 balls and fell in the same manner to Jaggernauth, who also trapped Owais Shah lbw for nine as England reached 295 for five at lunch.

But Collingwood, whose innings occupied 122 balls and included five fours and three sixes, added 80 for the sixth wicket with Matt Prior, who made 36, as England reached 407 for eight at tea before McClean and fellow fast bowler Brandon Bess swiftly wrapped things up after the break.

Andrew Flintoff grabbed a hat-trick to lead England to a 26-run victory over West Indies on Friday and a first ever one-day international series triumph in the Caribbean.
Flintoff claimed his hat-trick when he removed Denesh Ramdin, Ravi Rampaul and Sulieman Benn off successive balls in the 27th over, before finishing with career-best figures of five wickets for 19 runs from five overs.

West Indies captain Chris Gayle said on Thursday that his side has decided against strike action during the final one-day international against England in St Lucia on Friday.
Gayle said the West Indies Players' Association and the West Indies Cricket Board had come to an agreement that would allow the match to take place, but the two sides were still negotiating.

England could be left standing at the altar if the West Indies team carries out its threat to boycott the decisive fifth and final One-day International at the Beausejour Cricket Ground on Friday.
England still do not know if their opponents will show-up for the match, since there has been no clear indication from either the West Indies Cricket Board or the West Indies Players' Association about the status of their ongoing dispute.

Kevin Pietersen has said he remains fully committed to playing overseas for England despite making public his unhappiness at being separated from his wife, the singer Jessica Taylor.
The South Africa born batsman was much criticised after admitting in an interview last week that he was at the end of his tether.